Ashwin Damania heads the Firm’s Direct Tax, Consultancy and Exchange Control Laws Practices and has over 25 years’ experience in the fields of taxation and foreign investment. He is primarily responsible for all domestic and international tax compliance issues. The Consultancy and Transaction Advisory practices draw support from him in rendering professional services. An Independent Director on the Board of listed companies, he also serves as a Trustee of various Charitable Institutions – this gives him an opportunity to develop his philanthropic pursuits.

Atul Shah also a Managing Partner, heads the Firm’s Assurance and Corporate Laws Practice and has over 25 years of experience in the conduct of a variety of audits for the varied clients of the firm. He also spearheads the Firm’s Accounting and Compliance practice and is primarily responsible for the conduct of due diligence reviews and all matters relating to corporate laws. Atul is also a qualified systems auditor.

Pramod Patni has over 25 years post qualification experience and is the General Secretary of the Jaipur Chapter of the International Fiscal Association. The Delhi and Jaipur offices of the Firm are under his supervision. He is responsible for the Firm’s interaction with various departments/ functionaries of the Central Government. He is actively involved in various professional development activities and has presented papers on various topics of professional interest at seminars and courses on tax, company law, exchange control laws and audit.

Rajen Ashar is responsible for the Firm’s assurance practice and has vast experience in handling audits of banks, insurance companies and public sector undertakings and also in the field of internal audits. Rajen is also a qualified systems auditor.

Nishith Khatri focuses on domestic tax compliances and assists the Firm’s clients in filings and compliances under various direct tax laws, appearing before the tax authorities, appeals, registration for various exemptions and compliances relating to withholding tax and fringe benefit tax.

Viren Thakkar heads the Firm’s Indirect Tax Practice and has over 15 years of experience in the field of assurance and indirect tax and is at the forefront of the Firm’s indirect tax practice. Viren also assists clients in accounting and compliance, advises clients on issues relating to compliance and filing under service tax and VAT laws and conducts audits under the VAT legislations.

Surin Kapadia heads the Firm’s Transaction Advisory and Valuation Practices. He is also an integral part of the consultancy and corporate law practices of the Firm and is actively involved in rendering of high value-added professional services. He has over 15 years’ experience in the field of taxation, exchange control laws, mergers and acquisition and valuation. He is involved in the activities of the Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society (BCAS). An Independent Director on the Board of listed companies, he also serves as a Trustee of various Charitable Institutions – this gives him an opportunity to develop his philanthropic pursuits. .

Yagnesh Mehta has over 25 years of post qualification experience in the field of Assurance, Accounting and Compliance and is an integral part of the Firm’s Assurance practice. He also assists clients in Accounting and Compliance matters.

Satya Ranjan Dhal joined the Firm in 2001 at the firm’s Chennai Office. He oversees the functioning of the Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad offices of the Firm. His primary responsibility is the provision of the varied services of the Firm to clients based in South India. He has extensive experience in audits of banks and public sector undertakings.

Manoj Dixit has been with the Firm since 1997. His focus areas include corporate and individual taxation, expatriate taxation, income tax assessments and proceedings and statutory valuation under the exchange control regulations.

Hitesh Trivedi joined the Firm in December 2005. He advises the Firm’s clients in the field of international taxation, corporate and individual tax filings and appeals. He is also involved in the conduct of tax due diligence.